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Marriage.
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Poetry by Bern. 
- Marriage!
- I met a beautiful Austrian Girl,
- In the year of fifty-five.
- My heart went into a terrific whirl,
- But at last I was ALIVE.
- She consented to be my wedded wife,
- On that lovely September day.
- It changed my very life,
- I am most happy to be able to say.
- We promised at the very start,
- Not to go to sleep on a stupid row.
- A kiss a cuddle now that was smart,
- Our marriage has lasted fine until now.
- We shared things both good and bad,
- Life was a struggle to survive.
- But we were all we had,
- We are still happy to be alive.
- Our advice to the young ones,
- Be true to each other,
- Shining on you will be many Suns,
- That will try your love to smother.
- We are both over eighty years of age,
- We hold our heads up high.
- Marriage is no more the rage,
- For which we both could cry.
